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  Paris (ESA) Apr 06, 2017 The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique Space Debris User Portal The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique forum for leading scientists, engineers, managers, space operators, industry, academia and policy-makers from all major spacefaring nations. Media are invited to attend the overa ... read more |
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Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in BrazilRio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Russia's first ground station of the Automated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) aimed at monitoring orbital debris was opened in Brazil, a spokesman of the Roscosmos ... more 
SES and Thales Unveil Next-Generation Capabilities Onboard SES-17Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 SES and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) have announced the addition of a powerful Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) onboard the SES-17 satellite which will allow SES to offer its mobility customers extr ... more  
Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth's smallest life formsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a multitude of previously unidentified microorganisms possess a genetic element that enables t ... more  
Electronic synapses that can learn: towards an artificial brain?Paris (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Researchers from the CNRS, Thales, and the Universities of Bordeaux, Paris-Sud, and Evry have created an artificial synapse capable of learning autonomously. They were also able to model the device, ... more |
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Neptune's movement from the inner to the outer solar system was smooth and calmWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 New research suggests Neptune's transition from the inner to the outer solar system was relatively slow and steady. The clues to the nature of Neptune's ancient move were discovered in the Kuiper belt, a massive ring of space debris - mostly icy fragments - lying beyond Neptune's orbit. ... more 
TRAPPIST-1 flares threaten possibility of habitability on surrounding exoplanetsWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 To much fanfare, NASA scientists announced the discovery of seven potentially habitable exoplanets surrounding a nearby red dwarf in February. However, new analysis of TRAPPIST-1 suggests the star system hosts frequent stellar flares. Scientists suggest the flares could negate the possibility of life. ... more  
Space Station Crew Cultivates Crystals for Drug DevelopmentHouston TX (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up ... more 
Four unknown objects being investigated in Planet XCanberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Astronomers from The Australian National University (ANU) are investigating four unknown objects that could be candidates for a new planet in our solar system, following the launch of their planetar ... more 
NASA Robotic Refueling Mission Departs StationGreenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The International Space Station serves as an orbiting test and demonstration laboratory for scientific experiments to be performed inside and outside the space station. The experiments are inherentl ... more 
New Horizons Halfway from Pluto to Next Flyby TargetWashington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 How time and our spacecraft fly - especially when you're making history at 32,000 miles (51,500 kilometers) per hour. Continuing on its path through the outer regions of the solar system, NASA's New ... more |
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Inventing Tools for Detecting Life Elsewhere with Future TelescopesPasadena CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 Recently, astronomers announced the discovery that a star called TRAPPIST-1 is orbited by seven Earth-size planets. Three of the planets reside in the "habitable zone," the region around a star wher ... more  
Yuanwang fleet to carry out 19 space tracking tasks in 2017Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite ... more 
NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean WorldsPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017 Want to go ice fishing on Jupiter's moon Europa? There's no promising you'll catch anything, but a new set of robotic prototypes could help. Since 2015, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pas ... more 
Sun's UV Light Helped Spark LifeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2017 High energy, ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is a known to hazard to life, yet the energy provided by our star has played an important role as the essential driver of life on Earth. Before ... more |
  Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 26, 2016 
In the decade to come Russia will face strong competition from China for the commercial launch of satellites for developing countries, according to Ivan Moiseev, director of the Institute of Space Policy."China is trying to expand its space launching services, developing new boosters for different segments of the market," Moiseev told RIA Novosti.
"It has constructed a new spacecraft launc ... more Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 27, 2016Vega And Gokturk-1A are present for next Arianespace lightweight mission  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 25, 2016Antares Rides Again  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 21, 2016Four Galileo satellites are "topped off" for Arianespace's milestone Ariane 5 launch from the Spaceport |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years ago into a frigid desert world, according to new results from NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) spacecraft led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
"We've determined that most of the gas ever present in ... more Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017Prolific Mars Orbiter Completes 50,000 Orbits  Paris (ESA) Mar 29, 2017Final two ExoMars landing sites chosen |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
While orbiting the Moon in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 photographed a strange geological feature - a bumpy, D-shaped depression about two miles long and a mile wide - that has fascinated planetary scientists ever since. Some have suggested that the feature, known as Ina, is evidence of a volcanic eruption Moon within the past 100 million years - a billion years or so after most volcanic activity ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017Surviving the long dark night of the Moon  Bengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From India  Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor |
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New research suggests Neptune's transition from the inner to the outer solar system was relatively slow and steady. The clues to the nature of Neptune's ancient move were discovered in the Kuiper belt, a massive ring of space debris - mostly icy fragments - lying beyond Neptune's orbit.
Most of the millions of objects in the Kuiper belt are red in color, but a minority of objects are ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Four unknown objects being investigated in Planet X  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017New Horizons Halfway from Pluto to Next Flyby Target  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 27, 2017ANU leads public search for Planet X |
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To much fanfare, NASA scientists announced the discovery of seven potentially habitable exoplanets surrounding a nearby red dwarf in February. However, new analysis of TRAPPIST-1 suggests the star system hosts frequent stellar flares. Scientists suggest the flares could negate the possibility of life.
TRAPPIST-1 is located 127 light-years away from Earth. It is a cool red dwarf, or M-dw ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Inventing Tools for Detecting Life Elsewhere with Future Telescopes  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth's smallest life forms Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Viruses in the oceanic basement |
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will receive 11 RD-180 rocket engines in 2017 through US-Russian venture RD Amross, with the latter hoping to sell more in the future, RD Amross CEO Michael Baker told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Space Symposium in Colorado.
The ULA acquires the engines through RD Amross, which is a joint venture, involving RD-180 manufacturer, Russian company Energomash. ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017Kremlin Believes Russia Can Compete With Private Firms Like SpaceX in Space  Washington (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017US Hardware Production Begins for Money-Saving Next-Generation Rockets  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 31, 2017'Fuzzy' fibers can take rockets' heat |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 
Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday.
Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday.
Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing  Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 03, 2017 
On April 1, 2017, comet 41P will pass closer than it normally does to Earth, giving observers with binoculars or a telescope a special viewing opportunity. Comet hunters in the Northern Hemisphere should look for it near the constellations Draco and Ursa Major, which the Big Dipper is part of.
Whether a comet will put on a good show for observers is notoriously difficult to predict, but 41 ... more London, Canada (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Wrong-way asteroid plays 'chicken' with Jupiter  Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 29, 2017A Trojan in Retreat  Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017ExoTerra to become first privately owned space company to fly to an asteroid |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017  Scientists at Macquarie University have developed a laser similar to the sci-fi superlaser used by the Death Star in Star Wars. A superlaser combines the multiple laser beams into a single beam.
"Researchers are developing high power lasers to combat threats to security from the increased proliferation of low-cost drones and missile technology," Rich Mildren, an associate professor of p ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017German scientists focus radiation of 10,000 suns with new light array  Washington (UPI) Mar 23, 2017Scientists find out where laser energy goes when a beam is fired into plasma  Glasgow, Scotland (SPX) Mar 27, 2017Where does laser energy go after being fired into plasma? |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 
Raytheon received a $59 million contract to conduct further Multi-Object Kill Vehicle research for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
Under the terms of the competitively awarded contract, Raytheon will support the Kill Vehicle technology risk reduction effort, which seeks to improve performance and reduce risks.
Work will be performed at Raytheon's facility in Tucson, Ariz. The U. ... more Hatzor, Israel (AFP) April 2, 2017Israel's latest missile interceptor enters service  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017Always on Guard: All You Need to Know About Russia's Missile Defense  Washington (UPI) Mar 31, 2017Raytheon completes ballistic missile radar detection test |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 30, 2017 
What appears as a pair of bright dashes at the center of this image is one of the features rings scientists have dubbed "propellers."
This particular propeller, named Bleriot, marks the presence of a body that is much larger than the particles that surround it, yet too small to clear out a complete gap in the rings (like Pan and Daphnis) and become a moon in its own right.
Although t ... more Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 29, 2017The electric sands of Titan  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017Titan is covered by electrically charged sand grains, experiments suggest  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 15, 2017Cassini Sees Heat Below the Icy Surface of Enceladus |
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 
Carbon nanotubes can be used to make very small electronic devices, but they are difficult to handle. University of Groningen scientists, together with colleagues from the University of Wuppertal and IBM Zurich, have developed a method to select semiconducting nanotubes from a solution and make them self-assemble on a circuit of gold electrodes. The results were published in the journal Advanced ... more Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2017New Nano Devices Could Withstand Extreme Environments in Space  Hanover NH (SPX) Mar 23, 20173-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers  Krasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Scientists created nanopowders for the synthesis of new aluminum alloys |
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 Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Mar 01, 2017 
Mammalian cells are optimally adapted to gravity. But what happens in the microgravity environment of space if the earth's pull disappears? Previously, many experiments exhibited cell changes - after hours or even days in zero gravity. Astronauts, however, returned to Earth without any severe health problems after long missions in space, which begs the question as to how capable cells are of ada ... more Moscow, Russia (SPX) Feb 22, 2017'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources  Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 17, 2017New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects  Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2017Increasing the sensitivity of next-generation gravitational wave detectors |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
When NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale - or MMS - mission was launched, the scientists knew it would answer questions fundamental to the nature of our universe - and MMS hasn't disappointed.
A new finding, presented in a paper in Nature Communications, provides observational proof of a 50-year-old theory and reshapes the basic understanding of a type of wave in space known as a kinetic Alfv ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron Collider  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Lego figures don't stand a chance against time reversal  Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Ready for the new kelvin |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017  The International Space Station serves as an orbiting test and demonstration laboratory for scientific experiments to be performed inside and outside the space station. The experiments are inherently transient with typical life cycles of about one to five years. Once their test objectives are accomplished, they are removed to make way for new experiments.
On Feb. 19, a NASA experiment - a ... more Paris (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Electronic synapses that can learn: towards an artificial brain?  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017NASA Tests Robotic Ice Tools for Use on Ocean Worlds  Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2017AM General, Army to test autonomous vehicle system |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017 
The U.S. Navy recently completed a round of tests with an updated variant of the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle.
According to the manufacturer, enhancements included software designed to improve the aircraft's autonomous operational capabilities. Testers say the trials enable the platform to enter Early Operational Capability for the U.S. armed forces in ear ... more Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 29, 2017A novel hybrid UAV that may change the way people operate drones  Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017General Atomics building ground control station for drones  Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2017China to open first drone factory in Saudi Arabia |
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